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"So many muskets?"

Zhou Wu knew that firearms were a military secret of the Great Dragon Kingdom, so when he left the South China Sea, he didn't have the nerve to ask Zhou Wu for them.

He had witnessed the power of muskets and knew they were valuable. With these muskets, he was even more confident in the upcoming battle to seize the island.

"There's more surprise in store, sir."

"besides?"

Hussein was already very satisfied with the musket, but he was pleasantly surprised to find that there were even more good things to come.

"This is a hand grenade, something newly developed by Lord Zhou. Your Highness, don't underestimate this small thing. Lord Zhou said that this thing can explode, and no one can stand within several feet around it."

"What! As expected of Lord Zhou, the things he develops are all incredibly impressive."

Hu Sai silently remembered Zhou Wu's kindness and vowed to repay it in the future.

. . . . . .

"Miss Tianji, you said you wanted to open a teahouse."

Since Wu Tianji arrived in the South China Sea, she has become close friends with the girls in her family. When Zhou Wu is not around, they play together almost all the time. However, today Wu Tianji specifically sought out Zhou Wu.

"Yes, Lord Zhou, I've been in the South China Sea for a while now. Although life here is comfortable, I still want to find something to do."

"Logically speaking, with your considerable wealth, you probably opened this teahouse just to pass the time."

"Yes."

"That's true. Teahouses are relatively simple, and you can hear the interesting stories that guests tell after meals, which is indeed a good way to pass the time."

"Yes, that's what I think too. I don't have any other skills, so making teahouses is the simplest thing to do."

"Then what do you want from me?"

Since he had already decided to open a teahouse, Zhou Wu was puzzled as to why he had come to find him again.

"Of course I want you to find me a place. All the shops in the center of Nanhai City have been robbed. It's no fun to open a shop on the outskirts of the city."

"This is a minor issue. I'll have someone deliver the land deed to you in a bit, but since it's state-owned..."

Zhou Wu thought it was some kind of difficult problem, but it was simple. When he sold the shops, Zhou Wu kept a lot of gold shops in his hands, which is a common practice in real estate development in later generations.

"Don't worry, sir, I won't take it for nothing. I'll pay whatever the price is due."

"Okay, I can give you a discount; I do have that kind of authority."

"Then thank you very much, Lord Zhou."

Wu Tianji was a good friend of Zhou Wu, and since she was a young woman who wanted to open a teahouse, Zhou Wu naturally tried his best to help.

From site selection and decoration to the choice of tea products, Zhou Wu handled everything. This was mainly because Wu Tianji really didn't know anything about it and had never had to worry about these things before in the capital.

Fortunately, with Zhou Wu's help, the teahouse was able to operate smoothly. As Wu Tianji watched Zhou Wu's busy figure, she seemed to be lost in her own beautiful memories.

. . . . . .

The design drawings for the teahouse are complete; Zhou Wu personally prepared them, but Wu Tianji finds them somewhat difficult to understand.

Although she rarely went to teahouses, in her mind, teahouses were similar to restaurants, except that one mainly sold tea and the other mainly sold food.

"I think your teahouse should have some unique features."

"What's so special about a teahouse? Is decorating it like a 'Starry Night' teahouse considered special?"

Zhou Wu glanced at Wu Tianji, and after confirming that she wasn't joking, he sighed.

“I have a preliminary idea, which is that we can turn your teahouse into a place where you can watch a show and drink tea all at the same time. Think about it, just drinking tea is so boring, but it’s different when there’s a show to watch. Not only will it keep customers here longer, but we can also add some snacks and dried fruit to increase the teahouse’s revenue.”

"Watching a play? What does 'watching a play' mean? Like that 'Eighteen Touches' kind of thing at Xingmanlou?"

Damn it, Wu Tianji, you're supposed to be a courtesan, how come you can't stop thinking about Xing Manlou?

"You know Journey to the West and The Story of the Stone, right?"

"Of course, I love reading your storybooks."

When talking about these two stories, Wu Tianji couldn't stop. Back in the capital, Zhou Wu wrote "Journey to the West," which broadened the horizons of the people in the capital and even the entire Dalong region. They realized that the world of demons and monsters was so wonderful.

Later, because of Journey to the West, people even smashed up many corrupt temples.

Although Journey to the West was wonderful and Wu Tianji was also immersed in its world, she was completely captivated when The Story of the Stone came out.

In this era, some people may not like "Journey to the West," but there is certainly no woman who doesn't like "The Story of the Stone."

"It's about getting people to verify these stories."

"What? Really? You can do that? Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say."

As a die-hard fan of "The Story of the Stone", Wu Tianji naturally agreed wholeheartedly and immediately told Zhou Wu to do whatever he wanted.

Since Wu Tianji had agreed, Zhou Wu instructed the construction team to begin the renovations according to his design drawings.

In fact, Zhou Wu's design drawings were similar to those of theaters in later generations, with a large stage at the front and gradually increasing seating areas at the back.

When Zhou Wu was setting up his shop, he had already considered building a theater. So the shop he gave Wu Tianji was not only in a prime location, but also unusually large, almost the size of a small factory.

At the time, Wu Tianji was curious whether the area was too big, but Zhou Wu just gave her a few perfunctory replies. Anyway, Wu Tianji didn't understand, she only knew that Zhou Wu wouldn't lie to her.

While the theater was being renovated, Zhou Wu began searching for actors. The core of the theater is its actors; without actors, everything else is just empty talk.

. . . . . .

"I've noticed you've been frowning these past few days. Have you encountered some difficulties?"

Because of the theater renovations, Zhou Wu and Wu Tianji have been meeting frequently these days, and the observant Wu Tianji has naturally noticed that Zhou Wu seems to have something on his mind.

"Sigh, it's all because of your theater. The theater renovation is on track, but we still don't have any actors."

“An actor? You’ve been worrying about the actors in the theater these days.”

"Otherwise, what do you think?"

If it were anything else, Zhou Wu might not be so troubled, but finding actors was something he really didn't have any connections with, especially in this era, where there didn't seem to be any such profession as professional actors.

“Lord Zhou, if you don’t mind, I can ask the sisters from the capital to come. They have also been struggling to get out.”

"What are you saying? Why would I complain? This theater is your property. Are you talking about those people at Xingmanlou? I don't care."

In fact, Zhou Wu knew a little about the women of this era. Basically, none of them were willing; most of them were sold or abducted. Therefore, Zhou Wu felt deep sympathy for these women.

“That’s great. These sisters have long saved enough money to redeem themselves, but they have been unable to find a good place to go, so they have been forced to stay at Xingmanlou. I will write to them and invite them to the South China Sea.”

Unexpectedly, she found a great place for her best friends, and Wu Tianji was as happy as a child.